Which of the following is false regarding wave cyclone development, intensification, and strengthening?
A) The process can occur along the polar front.
B) A midlatitude cyclone, from birth to maturity to dissolution, takes an average of a month.
C) Cyclogenesis is the name for this process.
D) A midlatitude cyclone involves two fronts and three air masses.
E) They can be 1600 km (1000 mi) wide.
B
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a. true b. false
Judge the following sentence according to the criteria given below: Coarse-grained lithogenous neritic deposits dominate continental margin areas BECAUSE they do not contain biogenous, hydrogenous, and cosmogenous particles
A) The assertion and the reason are both correct, and the reason is valid. B) The assertion and the reason are both correct, but the reason is invalid. C) The assertion is correct, but the reason is incorrect. D) The assertion is incorrect, but the reason is correct. E) Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect.
Which of the following conditions results from the operation and subsequent use of old landfills built before 1976?
A. Leachate from old landfills can contaminate groundwater. B. Decommissioned landfills cannot be used as locations for schools, industries, parks, or golf courses for 300 years after the closing of the landfill. C. Hydrogen gas is generated by the organic decomposition and can be sold as a by-product. D. Modern sanitary landfills are lined with a porous material.
Laws restricting construction in areas of geologic hazard
A. are an important concern of the Environmental Protection Agency. B. have not yet been enacted because of vocal citizen opposition. C. are unnecessary because, now that hazards are well recognized, people naturally avoid the dangerous areas. D. typically apply only to new construction in an area, not to existing buildings.